

A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like a frosted heartbreak painting.
Costume
Fiennes's coat collection deserves its own credit.
Acting
Tyler's letter scene will ruin your composure.

Director
Martha Fiennes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ralph Fiennes learned Russian phonetically for the role; director Martha Fiennes is his sister.
Based on Pushkin's verse novel—widely considered untranslatable, which explains why the film chose mood over fidelity.
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